Delinquent taxes, vacant/abandoned properties, open liens and violations

The request was refused by Mercer County.

Dear Mercer County,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

All properties that currently have delinquent taxes which date back up to 2 years that include balances of upwards of $4,000.

All properties that are absentee owned and/or deemed vacant.

All properties with open liens and code violations, this list should also include amounts of balances owed and the type of violation related to each particular property.

Yours faithfully,

Lakeshia C

Mercer County Counsel's Office,

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Mercer County, NJ

 
 
 
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Mercer County Counsel's Office,

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Lakeshia C

 

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 19, 2020, Reference # R003137-101920

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

              This office serves as the custodian of records for the
County of Mercer under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We
are in receipt of your recent request for government records pertaining to
the above subject. Please accept the following response to same.

Please be advised your request is denied, as it is vague and overbroad.
The County is not required to conduct research, or create records, in
response to an OPRA request. See, MAG Entertainment, LLC, 375 N.J. Super.
534 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA “… is not intended as a research tool… to force
government officials to identify and siphon useful information.”
Lagerkvist v. Office of the Governor, 443 N. J. Super. 203 (App. Div.
2015). In addition, a request for “any” or “all” government records is an
improper request under OPRA. See, Spectraserv, Inc., 416 N.J. Super. 565
(App. Div. 2010).

Please consider sending an OPRA request to whatever municipality you are
attempting to receive government records from.

Please call me with any questions. Thank you.

                                                                         
              Yours truly,

   Paul R. Adezio

                                                                         
             Mercer County Counsel                       

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Mercer County Counsel's Office,

Dear Lakeshia C:

 

Thank you for your interest in open public records of Mercer County Open
Public Records Center.  Your request has been received and is being
processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your
request was received in this office on 10/19/2020 and given the reference
number R003137-101920 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: delinquent taxes; absentee owned and/or vacant
properties; no municipality identified

 

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.PLEASE
NOTE: The Open Public Records Act does not require a governmental body to
create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you
for using the Mercer County Open Public Records Center.

County of Mercer

County Counsel's Office

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